Preliminary Results of Femtosecond Laser-assisted Cataract Surgery in a Private Clinic in Iran

• Published in: Journal of ophthalmic & vision research Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 39 - 43
• Main Authors: Nejat, Farhad, Sarahati, Sara, Nobari, Sahar Mojaled, Jadidi, Khosrow, Naderi, Mostafa, Nejat, Mohammad Amin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Iran Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2017; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd; Knowledge E
• Subjects: Analysis; Cataract extraction; Femtosecond lasers; Femtosecond; Cataract; Surgery; Iran; Original; Treatment outcome; Iran; Femtosecond; Cataract; Iran; Surgery
• ISSN: 2008-2010; 2008-322X; 2008-322X
• DOI: 10.4103/jovr.jovr_70_16

To report the preliminary results of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in Iranian patients. This prospective case series included 21 eyes of 21 patients with cataract. Mean patient age was 66.7 ± 10 years. The patients underwent femtosecond-laser assisted cataract surgery (VICTUS Femtosecond Laser Platform: Bausch + Lomb) and intraocular lens (IOL) implementation in Bina Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran between May and October, 2014. Visual outcomes, intraocular pressure (IOP), and complications were evaluated three months after surgery. Mean preoperative best-spectacle corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) was 0.40 ± 0.21 logMAR which significantly improved to 0.02 ± 0.03 logMAR three months postoperatively ( < 0.001). Mean preoperative IOP was 17.88 ± 2.70 mmHg which significantly decreased to 12.5 ± 1.51 mmHg three months after operation ( < 0.001). Mean duration of operation for these patients was 29.30 ± 8 minutes and mean femtosecond laser process time was 4.20 ± 2 minutes. In terms of complications, 9 patients developed fine subconjunctival hemorrhage and eye redness and 2 patients had mild corneal edema which all subsided within less than 7 days. Serious complications such as anterior or posterior capsule tears were not encountered. Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery is a relatively new method of cataract.